Meanings
- A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2128).
Origin
- Old Englishbyriġ
- EnglishTutbury
The second element is from Old English byriġ, dative case of burh (“fort”). The first element comes either from the personal name Tutta, or else from the personal name *Stūt, genitive singular *Stūtes, in which case the initial s- was lost, as similarly happened in the case of Nottingham. However, forms with initial s- are not attested until after the Old English period.
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Tutbury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tutbury
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